Chief: Missing York College student now home

Aaron Frishkorn has withdrawn from York College, according to college spokeswoman Mary Dolheimer.

Dolheimer said she was not sure when Frishkorn notified the school of his withdrawal, but said she learned of it this morning from the school's student life office.

Update, Thursday, Oct. 17, 10:15 a.m.

York College student Aaron T. Frishkorn returned home several days after it was determined that he had taken a trip to Canada, Spring Garden Township Police Chief George Swartz said today.

"The most current information that I have is that he did return home," Swartz said.

Frishkorn, 21, is from Elizabethtown. There was no answer at the home of his parents this morning.

Aaron Frishkorn, of Elizabethtown, was last seen Sept. 16. (Submitted)

When asked if police planned on questioning Frishkorn in connection with the alleged unauthorized withdrawals from a York College Sports Management Student Association account, Swartz said, "The investigation is ongoing."

Update, Thursday, 10:48 a.m.

Spring Garden Township Police are investigating an allegation that unauthorized withdrawals were made from a York College Sports Management Student Association account, according to a news release.

Spring Garden Township Police Chief George Swartz said he was contacted Wednesday afternoon by Ed Bruder, York College's director of public safety, about looking into the case.

"We are just starting this investigation," Swartz said. "We have not at this time made a determination that any crime has occurred."

When asked if police planned to interview Aaron T. Frishkorn, a York College student who reportedly is being investigated for theft by his department, Swartz said, "Mr. Frishkorn may or may not be interviewed, as well as others from the college ... that may have any connection to the investigation at hand."

Frishkorn, listed as the president of the Sport Management Student Association on its website, had been reported missing Monday but was later located in Canada on Wednesday.

York College posted this flier around campus in an effort to find missing student Aaron Frishkorn this week, causing students to worry. As of Wednesday evening, York City Police said Frishkorn has been located and he's a suspect in a theft investigation. (Submitted)

Upon learning that Frishkorn had been found, York City Police closed its missing person investigation.

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A two-day investigation into the whereabouts of a York College student who disappeared from the campus ended north of the U.S. border Wednesday afternoon.

Aaron T. Frishkorn, 21, traveled to Canada after leaving campus on Monday and was found in that area, York City Police Capt. Russell Tschopp said.

Frishkorn's disappearance generated an outpouring of support and concern from the York College student body, but in an email to the student body, officials said that Frishkorn was not believed to be in danger when he was found.

And Tschopp said he is now a "person of interest" in a theft case out of Spring Garden Township.

Mary Dolheimer, college spokeswoman would not comment on Frishkorn's alleged connection to the theft case.

"At this time we are relieved" that he has been found, she said. "We're hoping to gather more information in the next couple of days."

A call to a cellphone listed in Frishkorn's name was not returned.

Frishkorn, a senior sports management major, was last seen by two campus safety officers who visited him at his on-campus residence hall Monday morning to notify him of a meeting he had later that day, Dolheimer said. Campus safety officers said he was behaving normally at that time.

He was reported missing by college administrators Monday afternoon after he failed to show up to meetings and classes, she said.

"It was very atypical of Aaron," Dolheimer said.

An investigation by campus safety officers revealed that Frishkorn's car was gone from the college premises, she said. Twenty-seven hours into their own investigation, campus safety officers notified York City Police, who filed a missing person report.

Students were notified through a campus email on Tuesday afternoon, and campus safety officials hung missing person posters in the doorways and windows of classroom buildings and residence halls Tuesday afternoon. His disappearance generated fear and confusion among some students.

Seniors Lisa Barbaccia and Preslie Shannon, both 21, described the feeling on campus Wednesday morning as uneasy.

Barbaccia said she didn't "feel safe" traveling the school grounds.

Images of the missing person poster circulated among the campus community on Twitter and Facebook, and sparked speculation about what had happened to Frishkorn, said senior Alex Rockwell, 21. Communication from the college was limited to two emails and the missing posters.

But word that he had been found will likely only add to the conjecture on social media and among the student body, she said.

"Nothing like this has ever happened," she said.

Frishkorn's family could not be reached for comment, but Dolheimer said campus safety and the college president have been in contact with the family throughout the investigation.

She said she had no information regarding Frishkorn's return to the U.S., adding that the investigation was now in the hands of the authorities.

"We are following the lead of York City Police and Spring Garden Township Police," she said.